queertiques
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews BIRDER a nightmarish erotic thriller
Kristian (Michael Emery) was born in Texas, he is a handsome, rich, and unencumbered birdwatcher photographer visiting Lotus Cove, a nude queer campground by a lake in New Hampshire where clothing is optional. The camp was established by the Polk family as a trust to their late son who died in the AIDS holocaust…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews THIS IS NOT ME the story of the journey of two Iranian trans people
“I don’t want to be free of you. I want you to be free.” cries Shervin Ramezan’s sympathetic father as the family discusses the possibility of 16-year-old Shervin moving abroad to transition to a man in a more hospitable environment than Iran. Saeed Gholipour’s moving documentary, This Is Not Me, follows Shervin and fellow…
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Queerguru reviews ROCK HUDSON : All That Heaven Allowed
Filmmaker Stephen Kijak’s excellent documentary on Hollywood heartthrob Rock Hudson should serve as a blueprint for other documentaries that focus on a subject’s very private life. His finely balanced portrayal of one of Hollywood’s great leading men is a respectful account of the star’s closeted public life without resorting to the usual negative sensationalism.…
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Jose Mayorga reviews ROSODIUM a queer French road trip movie
The French romance/drama develops a significant segment in the lives of Noah (Thibaut Cattelin) and Lohan (Jules Bahloul), their characters are portrayed sharing the road for a few days being driven, in the back of pick-up, by friends Rox and Coco who have concerns of their own. A story told in a loop begins…
